The promising 3-year-old colt Hello Hot Rod was among the noteworthy late supplements to the Fasig-Tipton February sale as he came in off a win in the Jimmy Winkfield Stakes on Jan. 31 at Aqueduct. He was purchased by George Sharp for $335,000 from the consignment of Elite Sales, as agent.
The broodmare Beloveda sold for $510,000 as the third horse through the ring Tuesday, and multiple stakes winner Saguaro Row sold for $500,000 as the last horse through the ring when the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale concluded its two-day run with gains.
The annual Texas Summer Yearling Sale has been scheduled for Aug. 30 at Lone Star Park, the Dallas-area track and the Texas Thoroughbred Association announced Tuesday.
A yearling colt by Speightstown sold for $165,000 as the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale opened with solid figures, including an improved average and improved buyback rate, on Monday in Lexington, Ky.
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale is the last breeding stock auction of the season – the last chance to acquire mares at public auction before the breeding sheds open this month, and the last chance for pinhookers to pick up prospects for the yearling sales later this year. Some of the last horses into the catalog for this particular auction figure to play a prominent role.
Keeneland will conduct a sale of horses of racing age in April as it continues to re-imagine its early-season sale offerings and to grapple with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
A filly by successful young sire Laoban closed out the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s winter mixed sale with a bang, bringing a sale-topping $175,000 as the final horse through the ring Wednesday. Ending off that high note, the two-day auction finished with solid figures, including a slight uptick in the average price.
Bear Brian parlayed a recent maiden score into the top price of the day, selling for $150,000 to top a wide variety of offerings at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s winter mixed sale.
There will be seven stallions debuting at stud this year in Florida, many with significant racetrack accomplishments. Breeders in the Sunshine State looking ahead to supporting those newcomers when the Northern Hemisphere breeding season opens next month will get a chance to pick up broodmares at this week's Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s winter mixed sale.
Bolstered by the high-profile dispersals of the legendary Sam-Son Farm and the prominent racing stable of the late Paul Pompa Jr., the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale wrapped up a four-day run with economic gains Thursday night.
